Critical heat flux experiments in a circular tube with heavy water and light water. (open access)

Critical heat flux experiments in a circular tube with heavy water and light water.

Experiments were performed to establish the critical heat flux (CHF) characteristics of heavy water and light water. Testing was performed with the up-flow of heavy and of light water within a 0.3744 inch inside diameter circular tube with 72.3 inches of heated length. Comparisons were made between heavy water and light water critical heat flux levels for the same local equilibrium quality at CHF, operating pressure, and nominal mass velocity. Results showed that heavy water CHF values were, on the average, 8 percent below the light water CHF values.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Williams, C. L. & Beus, S. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library